Hey Trump, you're awesome for doing this. Love your cast. Anyways, I'm a mid Diamond (~50), this was a match against a fellow 50ish Diamond. I do a fairly crisp 3 rax timing attack and get beaten down by quick blink stalkers. I'd love your advice.

Download replay here

Cheers

Inphrailty

Norway4 Posts

August 14 2010 12:19 GMT

#382

Good day, Trump. Aspiring EU player following you for hours a day, wishing for some insight in order to become even better.

Top Platinum League vs diamond player.

Going for a 3rax M/M/G opening into a quick defeat. Usually works, but this time, it did not. I assume I would have fared better if I slow microed the zealots with Marauders and added my 2 hellion with the force. Any insight would be appreciated..

-Inph

Earll

Norway847 Posts

August 14 2010 13:38 GMT

#383

Someone do this for protoss please : (

Elegance

Canada917 Posts

August 14 2010 18:01 GMT

#384

Just a question, I'm not exactly too sure what the trend is, but I am seeing a lot of 3 rax builds here. Is that the strongest build against protoss right now? I'm currently looking for builds which work for me for all three matchups. I really like bio-mech against Zerg and ghost mech against Protoss, but it seems like from this thread again, that everyone seems to be going bio mostly. Against Protoss, I'm currently doing 1/1/1 opening into ghost-mech (Helions, tanks, vikings, ghost, and marines if I have leftover minerals). (I'm not too sure if it is effective yet, because I haven't done my placements yet, however I beat my low level diamond friend with it.)

As for Zerg, I have been doing Barracks, Factory, Barracks into a bio mech (marine, marauder, tank thor) combination. Going more marauder/tank heavy if there are doing roach heavy, and thor marine for the inevitable mutas.

Are these builds optimal? Or are there better builds out there?

Grvty

Netherlands2 Posts

August 14 2010 20:54 GMT

#385

Good evening everyone,

I recently started playing the game and quickly got into gold, now i'm sitting at 400 points in platinum, I don't know if that means anything, but hey it's not bad.
Now i have some succes playing the bio-ball, but there's so much more to learn.

This protos I played against wasn't very agressive since he gave me allot of time to rebuild my army and take the win after that. I'm sure my build order isn't the best neither is my macro but i'd like to some feedback on the stuff that i can't see for myself.

Thanks in advance!

PS: I've been lurking here for a week now and I finally got the courage to post here with the pro's

Inphrailty

Norway4 Posts

August 14 2010 21:33 GMT

#386

PS: I'll procure a EU key for you, for a lesson or two and a comment on my replay;)

Tynakuh

England1 Post

August 15 2010 04:05 GMT

#387

Hey, EU Player here, its a pretty long replay im afraid...

Ranked 10ish Platinum. Did a 1/1/1 with ghost-mech against a mass warp gate transitioned into carriers.

My scouting could of been a issue, if i had seen the stargates perhaps i could of countered them with more vikings, also did not build hellions, which costed me a few tanks to zealots and i also had a few macro/micro issues where i left idle scvs which could of costed me as i ran out of gas. Thank you =)

Dave[9]

United States2365 Posts

August 15 2010 10:15 GMT

#388

Trump, I've got to say you've probably got the best taste in classical music of all streamers if you actually know the stuff you listen to..seriously a great playlist, what do you listen to?

mamelouk

France135 Posts

August 15 2010 22:37 GMT

#389

Hi,

Low diamond random player talking here

I got nicely rushed today in Desert Oasis (terran) vs protoss, and I'm not quite sure what the adequate response should be. Any advice please ?

Also, do you upload all your answers to youtube or I have to be watching while you stream?
thanks

CaseylistusT

Sweden3 Posts

August 15 2010 23:02 GMT

#390

Hey Trump.

I am a diamond player at rank ~10.

This game i started up with your 1 1 1 build but somewhere i got lost and lost the game. I would appriciate your opinions and hope you can tell me ways to improve my play.

Here is the replay[url blocked]

Thank you

Sgany

United Kingdom790 Posts

August 15 2010 23:30 GMT

#391

Hey Trump, I have progressed alot since the last time I uploaded a replay to you, I have progressed into high Plat low Diamond ranks.

I am basicly having a lot of trouble in the TvT match up (currently my weakest).

In this match I basicly tried to do early Banshe harass folded by siege tanks and vikings, he basicly countered that by a mass bio army.

My build was a 1-1-1.

I believe I was slow on expanding and had bad timing and pushes with my army.

steveiam

United States6 Posts

August 16 2010 00:28 GMT

#392

Hey Trump, I recently played a Diamond 3 Protoss (I'm currently Plat 41).

I opened up with 1/1/1 with no early timed push. Then on a game decisive battle, I pretty much got demolished.

I thought I had a counter to his build until I saw how zealot heavy he was in the battle. I also forgot to rally my production buildings to my army so I had alotta idle units in my base.

Thank you

SiruS The ViruS

United States1 Post

August 16 2010 04:08 GMT

#393

I'm still in practice league (placement now), so this match was very exciting to try. Unfortunately I am playing Terran and my opponent is playing Zerg, regardless, I would like to share my first victory with my fellow gamers. Critique my game play please. p.s He was a Diamond player

http://www.sc2replayed.com/replays/57422-1v1-terran-zerg-agria-valley

GG

nytelynx

Australia56 Posts

August 16 2010 07:25 GMT

#394

I'm a mid 60ish ranked platinum league. My opponent was a Platinum league protoss as well. I was going to open up with a 1/1/1 but as i got my barracks down, he decided to try and cannon rush me. I held it off but i was probably behind in economy. He decided to transition into a 4 gate. Around the first battle, i thought i was doing alright but when I force fielded his ramp, i wasnt sure whether to pull back or continue. I think my mistake was pulling back. Not sure but thanks if you can analyze it

Adebisi

Canada1637 Posts

August 17 2010 11:07 GMT

#395

Diamond Rank 4 atm (960 points, I don't think rank means too much)

Delta Quadrant, I struggle alot in TvP, especially when my enemy goes HT quick, I'm in general not sure how to beat this, I think I lost here because my macro fell apart and even though the battle was very close he could just re-warp in and end me. Would love any general thoughts about this matchup as well as where my play falters, seems like my SCV production was hurting, but my unit composition doesn't seem to be correct here either, are ghosts my best bet here? Expansion timing felt appropriate. I usually try to do a push before storm is done and win the game there but that feels very all-inish and I'd like something abit more hardy.

Thanks dog.

Jimmeh

United Kingdom908 Posts

August 17 2010 13:55 GMT

#396

Hey Trump, thank you for casting my replay! I agree with everything you said (I meant to actually get vikings but was stuck in panic mode and couldn't get out of it) and the tips on scouting were helpful. Much appreciated for all the advice

bazzinga

Canada4 Posts

August 17 2010 16:08 GMT

#397

Hey Trump!

Here is a TvZ. (Gold/Platinum - Can't remember exactly)
Terran: 3rax, tory, port --> MM + hellions --> MM + siege
Zerg: FE --> lings --> roach --> hydra --> ultra

Terran loses early pressure because of unforeseen flank by roaches with tunneling claws. How does one expect something like this?

swang90

1 Post

August 17 2010 17:47 GMT

#398

Platinum, 90ish (I haven't played 1v1 since my placement matches, which was just a few days ago)

I went MMM. The other player went some sort of 1-1-1. I started making banshees when I saw tanks, don't know whether that was a good idea or not, considering he had vikings.

I did win this game, but I felt I played pretty sloppily. I don't think I expanded early enough. I stopped producing SCV's, and should have grouped my forces together instead of attacking from two sides for my second attack (that didn't involve medivacs). I dunno. I probably didn't have enough vision throughout the map. I just kind of let my marines and marauders sit there while I kept making more. I started out in copper league during the beta, and then stopped playing for a while. Any kind of tips will be helpful.

Mr_Kzimir

France268 Posts

August 17 2010 22:14 GMT

#399

Hello Trump,

Plat/Diam match.
I was planning for a 1/1/1 vs zerg , found out he was going fast muta , went for thors/marines/tank , everything went smooth till the end where i failed and he won at the macro war.
I would like some advices on how and when to attack.
Could you help me out , I really have issue when it comes to TvZ.